Satya Marar is a policy analyst at Reason Foundation.
Marar was previously the policy director at the Australian Taxpayers' Alliance, that country's largest taxpayers' advocacy group, where he wrote and researched on energy policy, consumer freedom, public health, tax, trade and fiscal policy, and civil liberties.
He holds a bachelor of arts and bachelor of laws with honors from Macquarie University.
Marar hails from Sydney, Australia, and is currently based in Washington, DC.
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What the U.S. Can Learn From Australia On School Choice
America needs to move toward an education system that gives parents and students choices and funds students directly.
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Three Things Policymakers Can Do to Improve School Finance Systems Right Now
There are practical and prudent steps policymakers can take to help schools support kids in the coming school year.
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As Schools and Families Deal With COVID-19, California Needs to Let Education Funding Follow Kids to Their Schools
California is generously funding schools that lost students, while short-changing schools that are better serving families during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Hybrid Schools Can Help Us Reimagine the Education System
Hybrid-homeschooling and micro-schooling offer flexible and effective education models that are right for many families and kids.
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School Finance Policy in Wyoming Promotes Equity Between Districts
Wyoming’s equitable and effective pooling of resources between wealthier and less wealthy districts makes the state a good model for others to study.
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Why the School Choice Victory at the Supreme Court Is So Important
The decision has the potential to neutralize “Blaine Amendments” found in more than 30 state constitutions that restrict the participation in publicly funded education choice programs.
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Vermont’s School Funding Model Promotes Equity Across School Districts
Vermont abolished the education portion of local property taxes entirely, opting for a statewide property tax to fund schools more evenly.
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Best Practices For Identifying Student Poverty
Some states and schools are seeking better measures to identify and help economically disadvantaged students.
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Schools and States Need a More Accurate Measure of Student Poverty
The increased use of federal government initiatives by schools will result in a widening disparity between the allocation of resources and the actual student-needs the resources are intended to address.